Pratt Blueprint: December 2024
Join Dean Jerry Lynch in a conversation with Amanda Randles, the Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, about her new center's efforts to create "digital twin" computational models of systems within the human body to advance and inform clinical decisions.
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Training AI requires enormous datasets that can be difficult to source and annotate. See how Duke's new human-like approach provides continuous, nuanced feedback to teach complex tasks to AI.
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In just its second year, Duke's AI Hackathon inspired dozens of student-built projects lauded by industry and practice professionals for their inspiring creativity. See where the future of AI could take society.
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Pratt faculty are consistently demonstrating how community engagement makes STEM education more powerful, inclusive and transformative. But there are other benefits, too, like getting to install an enrichment playground for otters at the North Carolina Zoo. Check it out!
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Get to know Beth Peloquin, the latest staff addition to the Dean's Office, who brings years of experience in grant management to help faculty school-wide with pre-award management for large center-type projects.
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celebrating Duke's centennial
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Heavy rain forced the parties inside, but there was little else to dampen spirits at three celebrations across campus of Duke’s 100th birthday earlier this month. Come see some of the best scenes from Duke's big day!
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From 8:30 am to 5:00 pm in the Wilkinson Building, check out a showcase of the groundbreaking research and innovation happening across the institution. This full day event will explore transformative solutions for today's most pressing challenges.
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From 1:00 - 3:00 pm in Gross Hall 100, discover +Programs' 2025 summer projects and learn more about how students at all levels can participate. Project leads for 2025 will be available to discuss their projects.
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Last month, young trailblazers from Durham area schools took over the Christensen Family Center for Innovation for the first-ever Athena Bot Blitz. Check out their interactive scavenger hunt and rescue mission with the Sphero RVR+ robot!
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“Perhaps most importantly, I experienced the strong sense of community among Duke’s graduate students. Connecting over dinner and learning about their experiences provided me with a genuine perspective on being a Duke graduate student.”
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—CLARE MULLEN, GRADUATING SENIOR FROM VILLANOVA
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